Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-05-28
OTHER GAMES YESTERDAY.
Following Is the standing Of the clubs to date:

B BstoI ........T : b; hs II
| New York III 10 louisville ~ IA
Philadelphia Pm 1S y BROOKLYN. ...15 II
Ptttsburg...... IL Athletic. lib IA
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Notes from the Bali Field.
Gore has proved pro, disappointment in New York:
Think Of Washington outbatting Detroit
Captain Kelly to Captain Arson: "Ah there!
Stay there!"
The Cincinnatts are in desperate strait for
The Philadelphia clubmade $4,000 on the four
Detroit games.
About q, 500 people saw the games on the Bos-
ton grounds last week
Iiernan, of the New Yorks, is claimed to be the
| quickest base-runner In the League.
Indianapolis tried to buy the release Of Tiernan
| from the New YOrks, but failed.
| Some California talent In the way of pitcher
| and catcher are to join the Nets soon.
Nash and Wise lead the batterS and Kelly and
| BurdOck the DaSe-runnerS on the Boston team.
In young Madden the Bostons have secured a
| prize. He has done excellent pitching thus far.
| The Pittsburgs offered to exchange Morris for
Boyle OF the Indianapolis nine and big bonus
An exchange says that Bob Barr has signed
| Mike Tiernan and William George have proved
| themselves the best OF Manager Mutrie's 'colts"
1t is claimed that Kirby and several others OF
| the Indianapolis team are playing for their re-
lease.
Very few young phenomenals have held their
own this spring. The new rules exploded them in
| the Nets have little use for Esterbrook
present sent, Il proposed to exchange him for Coli
The Indianapolis papers say that the sum ac-
tually paid to Nashville for Larry Corcorans re-
lease was $500.
Charlie Bennett the great catcher of the Detroits
Is averse TO drawing salary while he is laid up
with sore arm.
The Athletics were unsuccessful in their efforts
| wouldn't let him go.
1t is stated that on May ~ last season, the Bos-
tons stood seventh in the league with three VIC
| tories and seven defeats.
! Six base ball presidents at New York together
the other day created the suspicion chat q base
ball deal was being prepared.
Deacon White, the Detroit third baseman. says
that Clarkson Is the prince OF all pitchers and the
hardest man to hit on the diamond.
President Day has determined that Danny Rich
ardson shall be second baseman OF the Giants and
| that 'Buck' Ewing shall cover third bag perma-
nently.
The Philadelphians have had great deal more
than their share OF ill-luck this season. There
seems TO DC no cessation OF the succession OF in
juries to their players.
1t is said that Radbourne has not come up to ex-
pectatlons as yet In spite OF his large salary he
mas suiky Gays wnen ne don't want to pitch. and
In the INST game WITH the Duluths, Quinn
loaned by the Indianapolis, made a Single, a
at second base without an error
Manager Gaf1ney intends to make several
strengthen
washington nine.-Ercaange A short stop is the
only change that appears to be needed.
II must make Chicagoans weep when the
.Champs" are trounced three straight by Wash
1ngton. 1t will take oceans Of wh1tewash to OBJ
nterate the stain-DetroH Free Press.
Boyle the crack pitcher OF the team
OF, and they frequently lose games which they
could win ii they played with more spirit.
| excitement by joining the Bergen Point Athletic
Club In preference TO accepting any OF the high
salarled professional engagements offered to him.
| "There Is no use talking Iurther about the mat
ter" says Manager Barnie OF the BaltimOreS 1.-The
st. Louis Browns are the greatest players on
earth. They outclass all rivals In either the asso-
| citation or league"
Its reported that the Chicago Club made an
offer OF $500 the other day for the release Of
Calvin PfttSburgs pitcher, which was declined
President Spalding then telegraphed to Pittsburg
raising the bid to 5000. The answer was another
The New Yorks seem to be as badly of for
pitching material as they were last year. Thus
far only two nenmkeefe and George.h have shown
opinion can be formed as to his ability as q
twirler.
Miss Helen Dauvray, the actress, has decided to
offer, as an emblem Of the championship OF Amer
ica trophy to cost $500. 1t viii be silver low
ing cup OF the Grecian style, OF massive and i'm
posing appearance. The trophy viii be known as
crowd Of men and boys utilized freight car
| standing on siding outside OF the Philadelphia
grounds for an 1mpromptu grand stand from
which to view the game. Before they were aware
OF It the car was attached to al engine and the
Spalding Is said to be agitating his one league
scheme again. His idea now Is to drop Washing
ton and Indianapolis from the league, and Cleve-
| land and the Nets from the association and form
League, which viii include two clubs In Phiiadel-
phta.
It is said by some that should Detroit and Brook
| Ign prove the winning clubs this season Detroit
| will come into the Association and to Brooklyn,
and that Brooklyn will enter the League. The
fact that Detroit Is COO small place for such q
club as the Detroit, while Brooklyn is one OF the
weight to the probability 81 such a change. But
there is greater probability that Brooklyn will not
o'Day continues to be effective in the box, but
he also continues to give too many men their
bases In nearly every case, too it is the first man
struck out seven men yesterday, nevertheless.
which goes to show how effective his pitching
DeaIy caught a good game yesterday. He throws
wei TO drst and third, but second seems still out
shoch continues to line out the base hits. His
record yesterday was home run. double, and
| two singles.
The Nationals should improve in their base run
ming. Carroll, ShOch, DOnnelly and Dealy are all
good ones but the rest need stirring up with .
sharp stick. O'Br1en In particular was alaggard
The public was grained at seeing Myers back at
| short-Stop yesterday, His lay-on has probably
done him good. he mad but one chance, but he
Crane had been playing 1t would have been base e
| hit. In the third inning O'Day struck out three
| men In succession after giving McKtnnon his base
on balls. This feat Is seldom eQualled under the
new rules. Donnelly stin keeps up his en0 at his
d1nicult post and has won the spectators COM
pletely. No one accused Capt Farrell with having
ever been on the boards but when he is arguing q
point on behalf OF his team his gestures are as EN-
phatic and graceful as those OF q polished actor
watkins says the Detrotts are not afraid Of
Boston, but fear washington.
Flynn may pitch for Chicago shortly. He has
had his arm under treatment for some time
NcKinnOn and Barley, OF PittSburK, did NOT
steal their nrst base In fourteen games